elle: It could be that the Fire Halls are still in their 'courting' phase, trying to forget their tragic loss last season I wish them luck with their mating and hopeful the matings will end in eggs All of the people I have spoken to lately who live in the area have said the eagles have been very vocal; it's possible the eagles have been mating and the neighbours aren't aware of what the eagles are doing

PS: It certainly makes a big difference in the photos when you have a nice blue sky

Here are a few pix of Mom Anderson Hill, perched in the tree beside the path, taken Fri. Mar. 5th. In the 3rd pic she was jumping from one branch to another and I could hear her wing hit the branch You can see the band on her leg. Click them bigger.

A few more pix of Anderson Hill Mom. In the 2nd pic she was trying to grab the branches above her and trying to keep her balance at the same time I was also trying to keep my balance on the rocky path; as a result, the pic is blurry Click them bigger.

Here is a pic of the Anderson Hill nest, and 2 pix of Dad Anderson Hill, perched in the same tree Mom was perched in earlier. They seemed to be trading places back and forth and that makes me think they might have an egg in the nest Click them bigger.

Ian did a tour of all three Oak Bay nests yesterday and got these photos and a couple of videos of all three familiies.

First up: Pa firehall having a conversation with a crow.



And a couple of videos of the Firehall pair on a wee island in the Oak Bay Marina and also flying on Beach Drive above the marina. It was a windy day.

MA AND PA FIREHALL


MORE MA AND PA FIREHALL

Next is Ma Golf Course in her nest



Pictures are dark. It wasn't a nice day yesterday. It's lovely and sunny today :dry:

CLICKING PIX MAY HELP A BIT.

And last but not least, a couple of snaps of Pa Anderson Hill

elle: Say thanks to Ian for the great shots and videos of all the Oak Bay area eagles The next few weeks should be interesting to find out if they all have eggs in their nests